Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-04

Asheville. S. Il. Kepler was elected
president. The road as planned 10 to
run to point in Tennessee-probably
Bristol.
Carthage, in Moore county, is one
of the Dineteen towns in The State
which at the last election voted forpro-
hibition. Next Monday applications
will be presented for the sale OF beer
and wine there under the recent ruling
in the Wake-county case. The same
proceedings will then be held as at
Raleigh and Durham.
FIRE IN WILMINGTON.
A fire at Wilmington yesterday
burned five houses belonging to Ed
ward Hills, John Gibson, and Henry
Whitehead, causing loss OF 400,
with 81, 800 insurance.
Nothing definite can be learned here
in regard to the truth of the statement
that the South Atlantic and North
western railway is not dead enter
prise, and that work is to be re-
sumed on it next month. Thus far the
enterprise has been complete fiasco.
POLITICAL DIssENsIoNs AMONG THE
KNIGHTS.
There are rumors that political dis
sensions are agitating the Knights of
Labor in this State. Careful perusal
Of labor Journals shows this to be pro-
baby well founded. 1t is said that at
a recent meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of that order at Henderson three
Republican delegates to the General
Assembly were chosen, which act APP
pears to give umbrage to many mem
bers. It's claimed that the act of the
committee was not in accordance with
the laws of the order.
Rev. John T.. White has been re-
elected pastor of the First Baptist church
of this city.
SURVEYING FOR ANOTHER ROAD.
The Richmond and Danville road IS
said to be surveying for railway from
Oxford across Tar river to have two
branches one to Durham, the other TO
Raleigh-and will ask two townships III
Granville county for twenty-thousand-
dollar subscription.
The weather is again hot, and cotton
is opening with remarkable rapidity.
All available labor will be needed to
pick it, and this work has now begun in
earnest. The labor is fair as to both
quality and quantity.
NORTH CAROLINA At PHILADELPHIA.
The preparations for the particIpa-
ton of this State in the constitutional
centennial celebration at Philadelphia
on the nth instant are about all made.
There was not a great deal to do. OF
course the Legislature made niggard-
appropriation (only 5000, and this has
all been turned over to the escort, tue
Fayetteville Independent Light lnfan-
try, which is to protect Governor Scales
and aid him in upholding the dignity
of this Commonwealth III the City OF
Brotherly Love. The Governor would
be pleased to have means at his COM
mand to assure a larger display on the
part of North Carolina, but has done
all he could 90.
ANOTHER LINK BETWEEN NORTH AND
SOUTH.
As soon as the Monroe and Atlanta
railway is completed fast trains are to
be put or. This was stated today to
be positive fact. The fast trains will
run from New York to Atlanta, and of
course to other southern points. This
is lust what was predicted early last
spring. This road and the Seaboard
system will be practically under one
management. The Monroe-Atlanta Line
is to be very quickly built, as people
will discover.
THE STATES IRON PROSPECT, &C.
It was stated to-day at the Depart
ment of Agriculture that the 2,2OC
tons of iron reported as produced IL
the State last year were AL the product
OF the Cranberry mines. The output
this year will be far larger. Mr.. L. X
truner says new plant has been put
in, and the capacity of these important
mines largely increased.
| TIRE BEGINNING OF A STATE MUSEUM OF
WAR RELICS.
The State possesses no relics Of thu
war. Governor Scales is particular,
DESTROYS that a collection may bl
formed. and wishes to secure now, be
fore it is too late, all kinds of article
which have war history, that the,
may be preserved in a poper mu
scum. Any articles OF that char
acter may be sent to the Quarter
master General at Raleigh. They vii
be duly receipted for, carefully an,
properly labelled, and preserved wit
the utmost care. Whether such Al
ticles are direct gifts to the museum o
relics, or merely loans, is immaterial
the object being to gather them here a
memorials of that stirring time and o
North Carolina valor and consistency
Uniforms, equipments, portraits, al
ticles manufactured here at HON
during the war, &c, NC, all will b
Justly valued. The Quartermastel
} General has presented the State wit
his private collection Of such article
as nucleus.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., &C.
Some of the papers are saying that n
further steps ought to be taken as {
building the Agricultural and Mechan
cal College until the question of tn
legality OF the fertilizer-tax is definite
" settled, and also the drummers'-l
cense tax. The intimation is that tn
State will lose both cases. Whateve
may be the result in the drummers'-l
cepse matter it does not appear tbs
there is any particular fight on the pal
of the fertilizer manufacturers. I'll
State cannot lose in that contest any
: way, as it can OF course collect TO
tax. The number OF fertilizer-licenst
has fallen off materially, but the exteI
siye concerns are favorable to the tai
1t appears, as sort of safeguard I
their business in the State.
VALUED OFFICER RESIGNS.
! DIR. Eugene Grissom has rendered h
resignation as Surgeon-General OF I'll
State. His pressing duties as superiI
tendent of the insane asylum has
. caused this step. He is a Justly value
officer, and his brother-oflicers particl
larry regret this severance OF very Pile
SAINT ties. DR.. Grissom is not only on
] Of the most accomplished medical pra'